J.R. Reed

Breaking News & Markets Producer

J.R. Reed covers markets and breaking news for CNBC.com and the network's day-side TV programming. He is responsible for reporting on market-moving news across a range of sectors and coordinating coverage on breaking news developments. Prior to that role, he worked on CNBC's assignment desk, collaborating with the network's reporters to cover international macroeconomics, trade policy, politics, and the intersection of media and technology.

Before joining the company, Reed led city coverage at the Yale Daily News in New Haven, Connecticut - managing a team of fifteen staff reporters. He focused his reporting on local business and economic development, covering topics ranging from New Haven's biotech sector to the roll-out of Connecticut's health insurance exchanges.

Reed graduated from Yale University in 2016, double majoring in Economics and Political Science with a concentration in urban policy.